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Title: Ruusbroec and His Mysticism (Way of the Christian Mystics, Vol 11) by Paul Verdeyen, Andre Lefevere, Jan Van Selections Ruusbroec ISBN: 0-8146-5628-5 Publisher: Spring Arbor Distributors Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Summary: Insights into an unsung mystical life
Comment: I really enjoy Jan van Ruusbroec (1293-1381) for his ability to sum up the main threads of Middle Age spirituality. This short introduction covers the main themes of his own life- origins, education, cultural context, etc, along with a nice assortment and analysis of his own writings. This book is well-written and is broken down into short chapters for easy study. The author is a Belgian Jesuit and professor at the University of Antwerp who specializes in the spirituality of the Middle Ages.

From the conclusion: "Ruusbroec did not appear in the Low Countries like a solitary meteorite in a sky without stars. rather, he is the brightest star in a constellation of spiritual writers...The culture of the inner life, the spiritual experience of the Eucharist, the meditation on teh Word made man, the three stages of the spiritual life, the negative knowledge of God; all of these themes are common to the spiritual authors of the Mddle ages. Ruusbroec treated them in a very personal way and brought them together in an original synthesis."

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